The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled USS Lexington sailors from the water during the Battle of the Coral Sea and ...

Recently, researchers located the bow of the USS New Orleans, a WWII cruiser, which was heavily damaged at the Battle of Tassafaronga in 1942.

A team of scientists and explorers discovered the bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands more than ...

A private vessel struck the USS Midway museum in San Diego, leaving a visible dent and resulting in the captain's arrest for ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.

Eighty-three years after its loss in WWII, the USS New Orleans bow has been located using sonar and underwater robots.

On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the discovery of the USS New Orleans shipwreck near the Solomon Islands. We also ...